Javier De Iruarrizaga Samaniego

Lawyer

Javier was born in Santiago in 1957 and became a lawyer in 1981. Since that year, he has developed a wide professional experience in corporate counseling, being an expert on antitrust matters, and labor, civil and real estate litigation.

In association with two other partners, he founded the Law Firm in 1997 and his specialties are Corporate, Real Estate and Arbitration Law.

He obtained his Law and Legal Sciences Degree at ‘Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’, and is currently an Arbitrator of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.


javier@iruabogados.cl
9-98896318

Pablo De Iruarrizaga Samaniego

Lawyer

Pablo was born in Santiago in 1962 and became a lawyer in 1989. Since that year, he has developed a wide professional experience in corporate counseling, being an expert on real estate and corporate law practice.

In association with two other partners, he founded the Law Firm in 1997 and his specialties are Corporate and Real Estate Law.

He obtained his Legal and Social Sciences’ Degree at ‘Universidad Diego Portales’.


pablo@iruabogados.cl
9-98251295

Juan Rafael Arnaiz Johnson

Lawyer

Juan Rafael was born in Santiago in 1965. He qualified as Lawyer in 1993. He is a founding partner of our Law Firm with broad experience in the professional practice of corporate counseling. In addition he is an expert in tax and real estate Law.

In association with two other partners, he founded the Law Firm in 1997 and his specialties are Corporate and Real Estate Law.

He obtained his Law and Legal Sciences Degree at ‘Universidad de Chile’, and he coursed the PADE Program – Senior Management Program ESE Business School at ‘Universidad de Los Andes’ (2018).


arnaiz@iruabogados.cl
9-98251297

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Paulo Bustos Rossi

Lawyer

Paulo was born in Santiago in 1976 and became a Lawyer in 2003, after achieving the Maximum Distinction Diploma in 2002, issued by the Chilean Ministry of Justice and the Chilean Legal Assistance Corporation, in regard of his in his outstanding professional practice.

Paulo is a member of Law Firm since 2006 and became a partner in 2016. His specialties are Corporate, Real Estate Labor and Arbitration Law.

He obtained his Legal Sciences Bachelor’s and his Law Degree at ‘Los Andes’ University, where he also obtained diplomas in Companies Labor Law (‘Derecho Laboral de la Empresa’, 2009) and Companies Real Estate Law (‘Derecho Inmobiliario de la Empresa’, 2018). Paulo served for three years as a Professor of the ‘Legal Framework for Business’ cathedra at ‘Universidad Andrés Bello’.


pbustos@iruabogados.cl
9-98633851

Pedro Pablo Cobo Montalva

Lawyer

Pedro was born in Santiago in 1977 and became a Lawyer in 2005. Pedro is a member of our Law Firm since 2007 and became a partner in 2016. His specialties are Corporate, Real Estate and Tax Law.

He obtained his Law and Legal Sciences Degree at ‘Universidad de Chile’, and he also obtained a Master in Direction and Tax Planning (2010), a Diploma in Tax Reform (2017) and took the Course of Urban Regulation for the Real Estate Business (2017) at ‘Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez’.


pcobo@iruabogados.cl
9-98024110

Isidoro Silva Johnson

Lawyer

Born in Santiago in 1972, he was admitted to the bar in 1998. He worked at our firm from 1999 to 2006, later engaging in private practice at the Correa & Silva law firm, before rejoining De Iruarrizaga, Arnaiz in 2026.

Isidoro specializes in litigation and legal advisory services in matters pertaining to civil, insolvency law, labor, criminal, and administrative jurisdiction. In parallel, within the real estate and construction practice areas, he has participated in various high-rise building projects, social housing, single-family homes, and the development of real estate co-ownership projects in general.

Education: Law Degree, Universidad de Los Andes (1991–1995); Diploma in Criminal Procedural Reform, Universidad de Los Andes (2002).

Memberships: Chilean Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de Chile A.G.).

Languages: Spanish, English.


isilva@iruabogados.cl

Eduardo Alejandro Jorquera Cruz

Lawyer

Eduardo was born in Santiago in 1990 and became a lawyer and a member of our Law Firm in 2017. His specialties are Corporate, Real Estate Law and Civil Liability Law.

He obtained his Legal Sciences Bachelor’s and his Law Degree at ‘Los Andes’ University, where he also obtained a Minor on Civil Liability.

Eduardo is currently studying a Diploma in Real Estate Law and Business at ‘Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’.

Language: Spanish, English


ejorquera@iruabogados.cl
9-84198434

Eduardo Panza Cerda

Lawyer

Eduardo was born in Santiago in 1989 and became a lawyer in 2016. He became a member of our
Law Firm in 2018 and his specialties are Corporate, Real Estate and Environmental Law.

He obtained his Legal Sciences Bachelor’s and his Law Degree at ‘Los Andes’ University, where he
also obtained a Minor on Environmental Law.

Languages: Spanish, English.


epanza@iruabogados.cl

Joaquín Falcone Simonetti

Lawyer

Joaquín was born in Viña del Mar in 1993. He was admitted to practice in 2018, and became a member of our firm in 2021. His specialties are Corporate and Real Estate Law.

He obtained his law degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 2017. In addition, Joaquín completed a Diploma in Environmental Law at Universidad de Chile. (2020)


jfalcone@iruabogados.cl
9-62373200

José Tomás Santander

Lawyer

José Tomás joined the firm in 2025, focusing his professional practice on civil and labor litigation. He represents clients before both ordinary courts of justice and arbitral tribunals, primarily in matters related to the construction and real estate industries. His legal experience includes various disputes involving engineering, real estate, and construction projects, in both the public and private sectors.

Education

  • Attorney-at-Law, admitted by the Supreme Court of Chile (2016).
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Universidad Finis Terrae, School of Law (2014).
  • Diploma in Construction Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2022).
  • Diploma in Corporate Labor Law, Universidad de los Andes (2017).

jtsantander@iruabogados.cl

Tamara Flores

Lawyer

Tamara was born in Quillota in 2000 and qualified as a lawyer in 2025. Since then, she has developed professional experience in the handling of ordinary civil litigation, executive proceedings and local police court matters.

She obtained her Law degree at Universidad de Chile (2023) and completed the Fundamentals of Corporate Compliance course at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2025).

Languages: Spanish and english


tflores@iruabogados.cl

Gonzalo Gazitúa Zavala

Lawyer

Gonzalo was born in Santiago in 1980 and graduated as a lawyer in 2007. He was a member of our firm between 2007 and 2008, rejoining in 2022, as a consulting lawyer, after 11 years of experience in the public sector, in the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism (2011-2016 and 2018-2022) and in the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (2016-2018).

In the exercise of these functions, he was in charge of drafting and/or processing various laws and regulations, highlighting the New Real Estate Co-ownership Law; the Law on Social Integration in Urban Planning, Land Management and Housing Emergency Plan and the Regulations for the Mobility Impact Assessment System.

He obtained his degree in Law and Legal Sciences and an academic certificate in Sociology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where he also completed the diplomas “Economic Administrative Law” (2006) and “Integrated Urban Planning and Management” (2012). He also obtained a Master’s in Real Estate, Urban and Building Law (2008-2009) and a Master’s in Public Law (2009-2010), both at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, ​​Spain.


ggazitua@iruabogados.cl

Nicolás Ortiz Correa

Lawyer

Nicolás was born in Santiago in the year 1985, he graduated as a lawyer in 2011. He is a specialist in Administrative and Regulatory Law. He is dedicated to strategic legal advice on all legal matters related to legal, regulatory and administrative qualifications necessary for the exercise of economic activities and in general in the practice of Administrative Regulatory Law.

He obtained his Law Degree at Adolfo Ibáñez University in 2009, he also obtain a Diploma in “Competition Law and Policies” (2012) and “Economic Public Law” (2013) at Universidad de Chile. In 2016 he obtained a Master’s degree in “Environmental Management, Evaluation and Law” at Finis Terrae University.


nortiz@iruabogados.cl

Fernando Valdés Romero

Fernando was born in Talca in 1958. He became a Public Accountant and Auditor in 1982 and he is the Tax Counselor of our Law Firm since 1997, through his company, ‘Valdés y Compañía’. Fernando has acquired a broad experience in professional tax counseling individuals and companies, both national and international. Moreover, he also worked for more than nine years as a Tax Inspector at the Chilean Internal Revenue Service.

He obtained his Certified Public Accountant and Auditor degree at ‘Universidad de Talca’.


fvr@valdesycia.cl